Wakunu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Wakunu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakunu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wakunu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Wakunu reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakungu9212/
Waekunu924/
Waikunu922/
Wahkungu8661/
Wakaungu861/
Wakkungu861/
Wakinu8335/
Wokunu836/
Wokungu7741/
Baikunnu711/
Bakounnou6711/
Weykounou671/
Baikuunnu671/
Woukoungou631/
Wakinau628/
Wokinui625/
Bokounnou532/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakunu
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